The significance and value of world cultural heritage are mainly reflected in its unique creativity and typical expression of culture in a specific historical period. Therefore, maintaining authenticity and integrity are two basic elements. These two principles should be adhered to in the protection of heritage sites and the restoration of cultural relics to prevent over-exploitation and the tendency of "repairing the old as new".
The overall protection of the old city of Beijing is still facing a severe situation. Although the buffer zone of the Forbidden City has been demarcated, the protection plan of the imperial city and the master plan of Beijing city have also been promulgated and implemented, whether it can be implemented is the key. The government must make up its mind to resolutely curb the still very strong real estate development momentum in the old city, earnestly strengthen the protection of the buffer zone of the Forbidden City, earnestly implement the principle of "overall protection" of the old city put forward in the General Regulations, and truly protect the Forbidden City, a common cultural heritage of mankind.
2. Clarify the subject of management and speed up the legislation of heritage protection.
At present, the heritage management departments in Beijing are scattered and fragmented. We should learn from international advanced experience, study the reform of the management system of heritage sites, and establish specialized world heritage protection institutions and scientific research institutions in line with China's national conditions as soon as possible.
The newly revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics is an important legal basis for the protection of world cultural heritage at present, and it must be resolutely implemented. Beijing promulgated the Measures for the Protection and Management of the Great Wall, which greatly promoted the protection of the Great Wall in the legal system construction. The special legislation of other heritage sites should also speed up the pace, so that the protection of heritage can really be based on laws.
3. Rational development and moderate utilization.
Paying attention to the protection, social welfare and inheritance of historical and cultural heritage has become the consensus of more and more countries. In this regard, we should "connect with the world" as soon as possible, resolutely reverse the wrong tendency of defining the nature of world heritage as "tourism resources" and not turn heritage conservation sites into economic development zones. We should limit the number of visitors every day and update the old management concepts such as "simply pursuing ticket income". The relevant departments of the municipal government and districts and counties should take Scientific Outlook on Development as a guide, broaden their horizons, make bold decisions, gradually reform the system and mechanism, change the economic operation mode of the differential subsidy of public welfare management units, and fully allocate the protection funds by the government to fundamentally solve the contradiction between long-term protection and immediate use.
4. Protection technology needs to be improved.
China's heritage sites are short of senior managers and professional technicians, and the protection technology is relatively backward, which needs to be improved urgently. Strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, attach importance to the introduction of advanced protection technologies and means, encourage professional and technical personnel in heritage sites to carry out scientific and technological innovation, and explore new technologies and methods suitable for China and our city.
5. Strengthen research and expand publicity and education.
The protection of world heritage is a mass cause, so it is necessary to expand publicity and actively mobilize and attract more people to participate. We should attach importance to and give play to the irreplaceable role of volunteers and non-governmental organizations in heritage protection; Give full play to the advantages of the capital, integrate the central and local scientific research forces, carry out heritage protection and even global research, and organize the compilation and publication of a number of monographs with high theoretical value; Strengthen the education of young people and raise their awareness of protecting and cherishing the cultural heritage of the motherland. The Middle School Attached to Beijing Normal University organizes students to investigate the present situation of Beijing World Heritage, hold discussions with experts and write papers. This experience is worth summarizing and popularizing.
6. Prepare for applying for reserve projects.
While preventing the deviation of "attaching importance to protection but neglecting protection", it is necessary to do a good job in the preparation for the application of new projects, and "promoting protection by declaration and promoting the application for the world heritage by protection" to make the preparation for the application more solid and orderly.